• The Lifestyle of Being a Doula & Virtual Doula Support

  • Feb 11 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
  • Podcast

The Lifestyle of Being a Doula & Virtual Doula Support

  • Summary

  • Balancing doula work with family life as a single mom. 0:00

    • Aspiring doula struggles with balancing work and family as a single mom to young children.
    • Challenges of being a single parent and doula. 2:09
    • Single parents face significant stress, and adding on-call responsibilities may not improve quality of life.
    • Plan ahead for childcare during nighttime calls as a doula.
    • Doula work, business tips, and bartering. 5:21
    • Ravae Sinclair suggests creating a business that supports birthing and postpartum families, such as meal prep or childbirth education, to help balance work and family life.
    • Denise Bolds adds that there is a growing market for nutrition and meal prep services, and that skills in yoga, fitness, or art therapy can also be applied to the parenting space.
    • Ravae Sinclair and Denise Bolds discuss the option of bartering as a way for doulas to receive payment for their services, with Denise sharing her experience of not having much experience with bartering in New York City.
    • Both Ravae and Denise agree that paying doula services off in installments is a more common practice in their area.
    • Contracts and exchanges in birth doula work. 10:53
    • Ravae Sinclair emphasizes the importance of written contracts for exchanging services, especially when it comes to rural families trading goods or services.
    • Ravae Sinclair discusses challenges with upfront payments for birth and postpartum work, including the risk of non-refundable contracts and PayPal refunds.
    • Birth work excellence and virtual doula support. 13:49
    • Ravae emphasizes the importance of providing value to clients immediately after contract signing.
    • Denise Bolds and Ravae Sinclair discuss the importance of responsiveness in client communication, particularly when it comes to exchanging deposits and manifesting energy.
    • Ravae emphasizes the need to be proactive and set up the next steps for clients, such as sending an email with links and a welcome packet, to ensure a smooth onboarding process.
    • Ravae Sinclair discusses virtual doula support reducing C-sections by 60%, with a higher impact on black women.
    • Virtual doula work and its challenges. 19:52
    • Denise Bolds highlights the importance of assessment skills in virtual doula work, using her experience as a social worker to provide valuable insights.
    • Virtual doula work has become more prevalent since the pandemic, with successful businesses emerging globally, despite initial skepticism.
    • Ravae Sinclair discusses the challenges of virtual doula work, including disruptions from technology and lack of continuity in support.
    • Sinclair highlights the importance of being able to see and observe the birthing person and their support system in virtual doula work.
    • Virtual doula work and pricing. 24:30
    • Ravae Sinclair emphasizes the importance of experience and anticipation in virtual birth support, using her own expertise to help families prepare and navigate the process.
    • Sinclair navigates tech challenges and preps partners for physical aspects of birth, while also maintaining a consistent and connected presence for families.
    • Ravae Sinclair discusses the challenges of virtual doula work, including relying on others for physical comfort measures and communication.
    • Sinclair believes virtual doula support should not be priced the same as in-person support due to the differences in workload and responsibilities.
    • Virtual doula work and pricing. 28:51
    • Denise Bolds emphasizes the importance of hands-on experience and assessment skills for virtual doulas, citing her own 10-year experience with over 287 births.
    • Ravae Sinclair disagrees, arguing that lower prices for virtual
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